Electronics & Tech Headline News Archive - January 2021 |
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Somewhere 1/28/2021 • FCC Must Redefine Broadband Speeds • Alphabet Shuts down Loon and Its Balloons • HawkEye 360 Deploys Cluster of RF Sensing Satellites • Laser Link Could Provide Test of Einstein's Theory • Microsoft Patent Would Let Us Chat with the Departed (a truly spooky insight into what is culled from your social media presence) 1/27/2021 • Qualcomm's Smartphone Chip Share in China Plummets (acquire the tech then ditch) • Jessica Rosenworcel Named Acting Chair of FCC • AT&T Scores Fastest 5G Network • Contest University to Host Propagation Summit • Metamaterial Offers Reprogrammable Properties 1/26/2021 • Automotive Production Stalled by Semiconductor Shortages • Germany to Boost Chip Manufacturing in Wake of Auto IC Shortages • European Operators Sign MoU and Commit to Open RAN • Japan's Fugaku Supercomputer Tackling World's Biggest Problems • Optical Data Transmission Speed Increased by at Least 10,000x 1/25/2021 • Sweden Completes 5G Spectrum Auction in One Day • Supreme Court Hears Media Ownership Arguments • FCC Issues Multiple Citations for Unlawful Marketing of RF Devices • Swedish 5G Auction Completes Despite Huawei Opposition • Rocket Lab Launches Communications Satellite for OHB 1/22/2021 • Fierce Competition May See LG Drop Smartphone Business • Says 92% of Companies Don't Trust Their Supply Chain Data • FCC Submits Report to Congress on Pirate Radio Enforcement (shiver me timbers) • Wi-Fi-Based System for Collaborative Robotics • Telia Gets Most Spectrum in £200M Swedish 5G Auction 1/21/2021 • Statement on Satellite Constellations by German Astronomical Society • European Operators form OpenRAN Cabal • FCC 1st Phase C-Band Auction Tops $80B (yet they need $35 for a Ham license) • Wi-Fi Alliance Launches Certification for 6E Devices • Overcharged Customers Seek £600M Reimbursement from BT 1/20/2021 • FCC Moving onUnique 2.5 GHz Auction, License Areas • DARPA Opens Door to Producing "Unimaginable" Designs for DoD • Highly Efficient Supercapacitor Could Rival Batteries • T-Mobile Seeks Access to More 2.5 GHz Spectrum • Secrets of Tempest's Ground-breaking Radar Revealed 1/19/2021 • FCC Reminds Hams Not to Use Radios in Crimes at Inauguration (amazingly audacious) • CBRS Alliance Broadens Spectrum-Sharing Scope • 2021 5G and Wireless Predictions Affected by Wuhan Virus • U.S. Labor Market Losing Speed as Wuhan Flu Spirals out of Control • NBN Claims World Record for Long-Range 5G mmWave Transmission 1/18/2021 • U.S. DoD Accelerates 5G Development • Manufacturing's Rebound is Complete: PMI Index Hits 60.7% • Samsung Revs Beamforming for Automotive mmWave 5G Tech • Mini-Circuits Awarded Patent for Low-Cost mmWave LTCC Packaging • Japan Eyes Punishment for Breaking Wuhan Virus Rules ("experts" not observing social distancing - see pic) 1/15/2021 • FCC Rejects Calls to Delay Indoor Location Accuracy Improvements • LiDAR Market Growing at 34% CAGR to $2.9B in 2025 • Nanosheet-Based Electronics Could Be One Drop Away • Efficient Generation of High-Dimensional Quantum Teleportation (beam me up) • Critical Role of High-Tech R&D in the Wuhan Flu Era 1/14/2021 • Onshoring Defense Microelectronics Production (that'll be rescinded soon) • Space Force Joins U.S. Intelligence Community • China to Begin Construction of Space Station This Year • T-Mobile Raises $3B to Fund Massive U.S. Spectrum Spending • Can Sodium-Ion Batteries Replace Trusty [but fire-prone] Lithium-Ion? 1/13/2021 • SmallSat Launch Providers Readying for 1st Missions of 2021 • LG Teases Phone with Rollable Screen • 2021 AM Rally Set for 1st Weekend in February • Package Theft Jumps 7% in 2020 • DARPA Seeks Compact, Deployable Electron Accelerator 1/12/2021 • New Amateur VLF Transatlantic Record Set • Starlink Approved to Provide Space-Based Broadband to UK • Best U.S. Mobile Internet Connectivity in Northeast • Qualcomm's Snapdragon 480 SoC to Bring 5G to Low-Cost Phones • Chinese Mission Returned Nearly 4 Pounds of Lunar Samples 1/11/2021 • Some Electronics Components Remain Scarce Going into 2021 • FCC Implements New Penalties Under PIRATE Act • U.S. Led Space Launches in 2020 • More Precise Distance Measurement for GPS • South Korea's 5G Mobile Base Reaches Almost 11M Subscribers 1/8/2021 • Smartphone Production Falls Record 11% in 2020 • China Fights for Chip Independence • EU Pushes for "Right to Repair" for Products • Navy Seeks Radar Systems and Advanced Weapons to Army USV Fleet • Alibaba's Jack Ma "Embracing Supervision" per CCP 1/7/2021 • FCC's Pai Circulates Draft NPRM on 12 GHz Band • ARRL Comments in Orbital Debris Mitigation Proceeding • Japan Explores Quantum Cryptography to Make Stock Trading Secure • November Semi Sales up 7% YoY • Material Found to Block Electromagnetic Waves 1/6/2021 • NYSE Defies Executive Order to Delist Chinese Firms • Huawei out of Top 6 Smartphone Suppliers • Army Shares Details on New EW Units • ARRL Seeks Nominations for 6 Awards • FAA Rules Clear Delivery Drones for Takeoff (a lawyer's dream) 1/5/2021 • Some Electronics Components Remain Scarce Going into 2021 • China Regulator Says NYSE Delistings Are Political w/Limited Impact • Stretching Diamond for Next-Gen Microelectronics • Vodafone Germany's 5G Network Reaches 16M People • FCC to Require Email Address on Ham License Applications 1/4/2021 • Laptops & Desktop Sales See Renaissance • Four Key 5G Spectrum Auctions to Watch in 2021 • Apple Patents Dynamically Changing Keyboard • 4 Ways Physics Will Challenge Your Reality • Counterfeit Parts and Materials Symposium 2021 1/1/2021 • FCC Reduces Proposed Amateur Radio Application Fee to $35 (from $50) • LED Revenue Fell 10% in 2020 • Australia Offers 5G mmWave Spectrum Licenses to 15 Operators • New Atomic Clock Keeps More Precise Time • Lasting Immunity After Mild or Asymptomatic COVID-19 Infection (the forbidden Science) |
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